JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR I’ve never been able to dance. It’s a wonder that I have retained any of the friends who have witnessed my sorry excuses for dance moves up to this point. What ego that still remains after…
The Undance Gene
Category: Editorials
Conservative Column: UC Berkley and the demise of free speech
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Last week the University of California–Berkeley cancelled an appearance by conservative firebrand Ann Coulter, citing the university’s supposed inability to guarantee the safety of Coulter and those attending her talk. This isn’t the first time…
Catholic Values Column: Why I love being a southern Catholic
RACHEL MILLER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST I love being a southern Catholic. Coming to Franciscan has opened my eyes. I had never realized how much I was in love with my southern faith until I saw that it was different from…
Austria Adventures: The human experience
JEREMIAH POFF AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT What is the human experience? What does it mean to be human? What is a human life about? These questions have touched the hearts of man for centuries. Earth would be nothing without man. Before you…
Fine Arts Column: Art should make you feel uncomfortable
PATRICIA VOIGT FINE ARTS COLUMNIST If you have seen any of the plays that have been put on the Anathan theatre stage this semester…you doubtless felt uncomfortable at one point or another. Fine Between the deep, gripping, emotional, and intense…
Critic’s Corner: Does violence discredit “The Hunger Games”?
ALLEGRA THATCHER CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST The argument I had heard was that since the book is a critique of a society which receives pleasure from watching the pain of others, watching the movie was stooping to the same level, thus…
Letter from the editor: Looking ahead
MARGARET BOYLAN ASSISTANT EDITOR Maybe it’s just me, but I feel as if I’m unprepared to be a senior. Yeah, I’m jumping the gun, the semester isn’t over quite yet. But as we’re wrapping up, and I’m getting ready to…
If I have not love
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Statistics are conditional. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.…
Austria Adventures: Parents Week and the Failures of American Exports
JEREMIAH POFF AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT Dr. Carreño plus fake rabbit ears ruled the day. Don’t ask me how they managed to convince him to participate, but it was a highlight of a fantastic talent show for parents week put on by…
Critic’s Corner: Take time for your passion
ALLEGRA THATCHER CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST Maybe you’re an avid reader; maybe you haven’t picked up a book for fun in years. But stay tuned—this column relates to you. I, for one, am obsessed with books large and small. Particularly the…